Finish-remover.



iUNITED STATES-PATENT OFFICE.

OARLETON ELLIS, LARCHMONT, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR T CHADELOID CHEMICAL COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF WEST VIRGINIA,

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To all whom it may concer'hi Be'it known that I, CARLnToN ELLIs, a

citizen of the United States, and resident of lRemovers, of which the following is a specification.

.Th1s invention relates to finish removers and relates especially to non-inflammable finish removers comprising carbon-tetrachloridand alcoholic solvent material with incorporated phenate of soda or other antacid material.

Ethyl alcohol may be used with advantage innon-inflammable finish removers and is still more desirable when partially dehydrated which may be done by passing such alcoholic material through a percolating tower filled with lumpquicklime and also if desired through a second tower containing calcium carbid after which the solvent is preferably redistilled. Ethyl alcohol may be used in connection with a small proportion of methyl alcohol and with more or less of the higher alcohols if desired and may be combined with thirty per cent. or so by volume of carbon-tetrachlorid and suitable stifi'ening and antacid material in connec-' dissolved to the extent of two to five per cent. or so when it seems to suppress the evolution of corrosive acid vapors and prevent corrosion of tin or similar metal containers above the liquid level. If desired, a suitable proportion of benzoate or salicylate of soda,

potash or the like, may be incorporated, preferably in finely divided condition, and by the aid of slight heating to facilitate solution, these compounds being also valuable antacids in this connection and aiding in neutralizing or suppressing the acid'tend- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 14, 1911.

' Application filed March 26, 1909. Serial No. 485,869;

ency of the solvents which seems to be due to hydrolysis or somewhat similar action.

An illustrative remover suitable for general purposes may be prepared by combining 70 parts by weight and volume of ethyl alcohol, 30 parts by volume of carbon-tetrachlorid, 3 or 4 parts by volume of methyl alcohol, 3 parts by weight of ceresin or paraffin wax, 2 to 5 parts by Weight of crude phenate of soda, such as is produced in .the commercial manufacture of carbolic acid and 2 to 3 parts or so by weight of benzoate of soda. The finish solvents may be mixedv and the wax incorporated and the two alkali salts added in finely divided condition and-dissolved by agitation at gentle heat if desired. The amount of ethyl alcohol in the above formula is the standard ofweight and volume, that is, it represents the standard of volume for such of the ingredients as are specified by volume and represents the stand-' Another illustrative remover may comprise 65 parts by weight and volume of ethyl alcohol, 10 parts by volume of turpentine, 35 parts by volume of carbon-tetrachlorid, 4 parts by weight of ceresin wax and 4. parts by weight of'cresolate of potash combined in a similar way.

This invention has been described in connection with a number of illustrative ingredients, formulas, proportions and processes, to the details of which disclosure the invention is not, 'of course, to be limited;

What is claimed is:- I f 1. The non-inflammable finish remover consisting substantially of 70 parts by weight and volume o f ethyl alcohol, 30 parts by volume of carbon-tetrachlorid, 3 to 4 parts by volume of methyl alcohol, 3 parts by weight of ceresiri wax, between 2 and 5 parts by weight of crude phenate of soda and between 2 and 3 parts by Weight of benzoate of soda.

2. The non-inflammable finish remover comprising approximately 70 parts of ethyl alcohol, 30 parts of carbon-tetrachlorid, a few per cent. of methyl alcohol, waxy stiffening material anddissolved crude phenate of soda and benzoate of soda.

3. The non-inflammable finish remover comprising approximately 70 parts of ethyl few per cent. of different alcohol, waxy stiffper cent. of dissolved alkali phenate,-antacid material includin carbolate of soda.

6. The non-in ammable finish remover consisting substantially of composite organic volatile finish solvent including a large proportion of ethyl alcohol and a considerable proportion of carbon-tetrachlorid, said remover comprising several er cent. of dissolved alkali phenate, antacld material.

7 The non-inflammable finish remover consisting substantially of composite organic volatile finish softening material including a large proportion of ethyl alcohol and a considerable proportion of inflammability suppressing chlorinated solvent, said remover comprising a few per cent.- at least of dissolved alkali phenate, antacid material and alkali benzoate.

8. The non-inflammable finish remover consisting substantially of-composite organic volatile finish softening material including a large proportion 'of ethylalcohol and a considerable roportion of inflammability suppressing c orinated solvent, said remover comprising a few per cent. at least of dissolved alkali phenate, antacid material.

part of composite volatile organic finish', softening material having an acid tendenc and a small proportion of dissolved alka iphenate, antacid material.

11. The non-inflammable finish removerconsisting in large part of composite volatile organic nish softening material having an acid tendency comprising a small proportion of dissolved alkali phenate, antacid material resistin said acid tendency.

12. Te non-inflammable finish remover comprising approximately 7 0' parts of ethyl alcohol, 30 parts of carbon-tetrachlorid, a few per cent. of different alcohol, and several per cent. of dissolved alkali phenate, antacid material.

13. The non-inflammable finish remover comprising approximately parts of ethyl alcohol, 30 parts of carbon-tetrachlorid, a few per cent. of methyl alcohol, and dis solved crude phenate of soda and benzoate of soda.

14. The non-inflammable finish remover comprising approximately 70 parts of. ethyl.

alcohol, 30 parts of carbon-tetrachlorid, and.

a few per cent. of dissolved alkali phenate, antacid material including carbolate of soda.

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HARRY L. DUNoAN, Jnssm B. KAY. 

